Birsa Munda

Birsa Munda Led the Tribal Uprising Birsa Munda was born on 15th November 1875 at Ulihatu village in present day Bihar. He lived for only 25 years, but gave a tough time to the British. He was a Freedom Fighter belonging to the tribal group of Munda Tribe. He fought for the tribals of Bihar, who

World Blood Donation Day

World Blood Donation Day Lohini, Loha, Haem, Haemoglobin Blood is known by the name Raktha in Samskrt. Raktha means nourishment, desire, red and blood. Blood is also called lohini in Samskrt, for, it contains loha, iron. In the Greek language it is referred to as haem for iron. It is from the word “haem” that we get the word “haemoglobin”.  Heart – “Hrdayam” The blood is continuously circulated

K S Krishnan

Education He had his early education at Hindu High School in Watrap. He was proficient in Tamil, Samskrt and English. He not only read the palm leaf manuscripts, but also wrote on palm leaves daily in his childhood days. He graduated in Physics from Madras Christian College Tambaram, Chennai, in 1918. First Observer of Raman